The H-SC Biology Class of 2015 has been especially productive when it comes to original research.  Below are a list of the topics covered by this class in their Departmental Honors and Senior Fellowship projects that gives a flavor for the wide array of research opportunities for present and future students in the Biology Department.

Departmental Honors:

“Effects of herbicides and ranavirus, an emerging infectious disease, on juvenile Red-Eared Slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans)”–Davis Carter ’15

“Analysis of substrates on growth performance of Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (Asteraceae) using field and lab studies”–Erik Kellogg ’15

“Greenhouse and Field Studies of the Invasive Aster Centaurea stoebe (Asteraceae) and a Native Competitor Lespedeza capitata (Fabaceae)”–Sean Kellogg ’15

“RNAi analysis of Lag-1 Isoform D in Caenorhabditis elegans, a homolog of Suppressor of Hairless (Su(H))”–Daniel Osarfo-Akoto ’15

“Genetic Engineering of the Murine Melanoma D5.1G4 to Express a Model Antigen for Evaluation of Anti-tumor CD8+ T Cell Responses”–Stephen Woodall ’15

Senior Fellowship:

“Synthesis and Application of Small Cationic Peptides as Potential Antibiotics”–Jay Brandt ’15 and Christopher Ferrante ’15 (in cojunction with the Department of Chemistry)

“The Generation of Trichromatic Vision via Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vector Expressing Red-Shifted Channelrhodopsin (ReaChR)”–Aaron Gilani ’15 (in conjunction with the Department of Psychology)

“Evolution of the Eye and its Extreme Capabilities”–Jeffrey Gray ’15 (in conjunction with the Department of Physics and Astronomy)